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A review by stephsbooktalk
Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler
5.0
Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for an advance copy of this!
This book will be published on May 23, 2023.
I AM IN A BOOK HANGOVER STILL OVER THIS BOOK!
I had heard about this book from another author on a podcast and immediately was on my radar.
When the opportunity came to read and review, I had to take it immediately. This is likely going to be one of my top books of the year. That is how much I adored this book!
"You look like you want to punch me."
"Well, you'd probably deserve it."
Going into this story I knew that it was about a woman name Mrs. Rose Nash and her ashes but didn't know the full extent of what I was getting into. Millie had been in a relationship that ran its course but ended sour so she moved in with her elderly neighbor and to help limit her cost to rent, she agreed to be the caretaker for Mrs. Nash. During their time together, Mrs. Nash told Millie about the love of her life - a woman name Elsie whom she met while they both were nurses in the war. Mrs. Nash was under the impression that she had died after a letter was returned marking deceased but Millie found out after Mrs. Nash passed that Elsie was in fact alive. Millie then made it a quest to reunite the two loves.
Throughout the chapters was a separate story happening telling the love story between Rose & Elsie. What I appreciated about it was that it wasn't dragged out but kept short and sweet each time we went back but it was enough to still tell the story between them.
"Being with you isn't about adding some shiny trophy to my collection. It means a lot more than that to me."
I love the banter between Millie & Hollis and love that their relationship wasn't an instant one.
I am not a fan of slow burns but I did not mind it as much in this. Their relationship was gradual and I love the banter between the two. I like that they had met previously as they ran similar circles - he was friends with Millie's ex boyfriend. Hollis was such a fun character because you could tell that Millie's quirkiness and charm was really wearing on him. You knew he was eventually going to break but as any slow burn it is always just a matter of when. I was addicted to their relationship even when it was still friendly and made me want to keep reading.
My only qualm because I am a selfish reader was that I needed an epilogue to find out what happened when Millie and Hollis went back home. Bonus chapter maybe?!
I haven't had a hard time writing how I feel about a book in awhile but trust me when I say you want this on your radar for the spring and summer! I keep telling my reader friends to keep this on their radar when it comes out.
I am so excited to see what Sarah Adler writes in the future because I am an immediate fan!
This book will be published on May 23, 2023.
I AM IN A BOOK HANGOVER STILL OVER THIS BOOK!
I had heard about this book from another author on a podcast and immediately was on my radar.
When the opportunity came to read and review, I had to take it immediately. This is likely going to be one of my top books of the year. That is how much I adored this book!
"You look like you want to punch me."
"Well, you'd probably deserve it."
Going into this story I knew that it was about a woman name Mrs. Rose Nash and her ashes but didn't know the full extent of what I was getting into. Millie had been in a relationship that ran its course but ended sour so she moved in with her elderly neighbor and to help limit her cost to rent, she agreed to be the caretaker for Mrs. Nash. During their time together, Mrs. Nash told Millie about the love of her life - a woman name Elsie whom she met while they both were nurses in the war. Mrs. Nash was under the impression that she had died after a letter was returned marking deceased but Millie found out after Mrs. Nash passed that Elsie was in fact alive. Millie then made it a quest to reunite the two loves.
Throughout the chapters was a separate story happening telling the love story between Rose & Elsie. What I appreciated about it was that it wasn't dragged out but kept short and sweet each time we went back but it was enough to still tell the story between them.
"Being with you isn't about adding some shiny trophy to my collection. It means a lot more than that to me."
I love the banter between Millie & Hollis and love that their relationship wasn't an instant one.
I am not a fan of slow burns but I did not mind it as much in this. Their relationship was gradual and I love the banter between the two. I like that they had met previously as they ran similar circles - he was friends with Millie's ex boyfriend. Hollis was such a fun character because you could tell that Millie's quirkiness and charm was really wearing on him. You knew he was eventually going to break but as any slow burn it is always just a matter of when. I was addicted to their relationship even when it was still friendly and made me want to keep reading.
My only qualm because I am a selfish reader was that I needed an epilogue to find out what happened when Millie and Hollis went back home. Bonus chapter maybe?!
I haven't had a hard time writing how I feel about a book in awhile but trust me when I say you want this on your radar for the spring and summer! I keep telling my reader friends to keep this on their radar when it comes out.
I am so excited to see what Sarah Adler writes in the future because I am an immediate fan!